Dear NAMIC Diversity Digest Readers,
April is National Volunteer Month;
Arab American History Month; and
Celebrate Diversity Month. We'd like to take a moment to honor our Herculean volunteers, Arab American members and celebrate the unique cultures, backgrounds and traditions of our NAMIC supporters.
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Super charge your career and apply for the Leadership Seminar today!
July 24-26, 2019 in Chicago - Application Deadline: June 14
Oct 30-Nov 1, 2019 in New York - Application Deadline: September 26
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CHAPTER HAPPENINGS
NAMIC-New York
celebrated National Women's Month in style as they partnered with WICT and Buzzfeed for two sold-out events.
On March 20th they produced a panel titled, "The Equity Mindset: How Women in Tech Are Changing the Game" that consisted of a diverse group of women with varying experiences and perspectives that made for an introspective conversation. NAMIC-New York members
Jessica Santana (moderator),
Francilia Wilkins Rahmin,
Daniela Caicedo, Dacquiri Conners, Gloria Lee, and
Swara Kantaria formed the extraordinary panel.
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on March 22nd they joined WICT at the Rubin Museum for an evening of networking and an enlightening Women's Empowerment Tour of Himalayan Art.
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NAMIC HEROES
Were you in the news? Did you receive an award? Let us brag about you! Please send your accomplishments, recognitions, accolades and kudos to susan.waldman@namic.com.
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LATEST DIVERSITY NEWS
The Hollywood Reporter
When Nahnatchka Khan set out to adapt Eddie Huang's memoir for television, she had no plans of shifting any industry narratives. The veteran scribe just wanted her pilot, which focused on the famous Taiwanese-American chef's childhood in 1990s Florida, to be seen by more than a test audience and a handful of executives.
GQ
Having grown up as a minority in a Pennsylvania steel town, Kim is comfortable now in a place with a robust Asian-American community. Diversity and representation are important to Kim, both in life and at work.
Deadline
The TV scriptwriters workshop is held in partnership with Comcast NBCUniversal, The Walt Disney Company, HBO, and Kung Fu Monkey Productions. It is designed to prepare Native Americans for writing careers at major television networks. Fellows take part in a five-week curriculum curated by seasoned writing executives.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
CNN
Univision made good on a promise to sell its online properties on Monday when it announced that it has sold Gizmodo Media Group, which includes the family of websites formerly known as Gawker Media.
Digiday
Disney, WarnerMedia and other media giants are going "direct to consumer" with new subscription streaming services. And with Disney and WarnerMedia expected to spend billions on their services - Apple, too, for that matter - a lot of attention has justifiably gone to the looming battle over subscription streaming video.
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PROGRAMMING
Broadway World
HBO Latino® continues to bring the laughs with their latest English-language stand-up comedy special Entre Nos: Spot On, premiering Friday, April 26th at 9:00pm ET/PT. Entre Nos: Spot On will air across all of the channel's platforms including HBO NOW®, HBOGO®, HBO On Demand® and partners' streaming platforms.
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MULTICULTURAL MARKETING
MediaPost
NowThis and workplace equality activist organization Time's Up have launched an exclusive media partnership to produce timely news videos highlighting policy initiatives affecting women in the workplace.
Adweek
Last week, Budweiser kicked off a campaign paying tribute to baseball legend and civil rights hero Jackie Robinson with "Impact," an ad directed by Spike Lee and narrated by Robinson's daughter, Sharon Robinson.
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JOB BANK
The members-only NAMIC Job Bank provides access to the best employers and most diverse candidates in the communications industry.
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If you're a non-member and attend a local NAMIC event, you may be eligible to receive up to 10% off your NAMIC membership! Inquire at the event.
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